Miscellaneous vocabulary (Upper - Advanced)

I couldn't change the flat tire because I didn't have a ________.

1. chisel
2. rake
3. tripod
4. wrench

Business in seaside resorts ________ on tourism.

1. blooms
2. booms
3. flourishes
4. thrives

The book presents three simple ways to reduce stress ________ in your life.

1. components
2. factors
3. ingredients
4. likeness

The main ________ for global warming, it's said, is the increased use of fossil fuels.

1. cause
2. effect
3. reason
4. result

Charity organisations try to ________ money for all kinds of good causes.

1. collect
2. earn
3. make
4. raise

In the novel, we can see the world ________ a pig's point of view.

1. from
2. in
3. off
4. through

That kind of lifestyle doesn't ________ to many women. That's why he finds it difficult to find a girlfriend.

1. appeal
2. attract
3. charm
4. tend

She was ________ with fatigue and thirsting for water. The climb had been so exhausting!

1. blowing
2. breathing
3. grunting
4. panting

Stress is probably the ________ of many diseases and health problems.

1. cause
2. grounds
3. intent
4. reason

If you want to be fit, you should ________ more exercise.

1. make
2. take
3. undergo
4. undertake

My enthusiasm slowly ________ as I realized that I would be stuck here for many long years.

1. blew off
2. passed away
3. petered out
4. wound down

Seeing how much work it is to raise a child, I'm beginning to think that I'm not ________ for this.

1. brought out
2. cut out
3. made up
4. set up

Mild depression and mood ________ are common in new mothers.

1. shifts
2. swaps
3. swings
4. switches

The shark bit off a piece of the diver's ________. He was lucky it wasn't his foot!

1. flipper
2. slipper
3. tail
4. web

I usually sit in the yard for half an hour, allowing myself to ________ after a busy day at work.

1. wind back
2. wind down
3. wind off
4. wind up